Design and Implementation of A Medical Image Guided System for Vertebroplasty


The KIPS Transactions:PartB , Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 503-508, Aug. 2003
10.3745/KIPSTB.2003.10.5.503,   PDF Download:

Abstract

Since surgical treatment of the spine should overcome neurological compromises, the operative procedures need to be carefully planned and carried out with high degree of precision. Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a surgical procedure that was introduced for the treatment of compression fracture of the vertebrae. This procedure includes puncturing vertebrae and filling with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). Recent studies have shown that the procedure could provide structural reinforcement for the osteoporotic vertebrae while being minimally invasive and safe with immediate relief of pain. However, failures of treatment due to excessive PMMA volume injection have been reported as one of complications in vertebroplasty. It is believed that the control of PMMA volume is one of the most critical factors that can reduce the incidence of complications. Therefore, clinical success of vertebroplasty can be dependent on the volume of PMMA injection for a given patient. In this study, the optimal volume of PMMA injection for vertebroplasty was predicted based on the image analysis of a given patient.


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[IEEE Style]
T. G. Lae, L. S. Beom, L. S. Jae, "Design and Implementation of A Medical Image Guided System for Vertebroplasty," The KIPS Transactions:PartB , vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 503-508, 2003. DOI: 10.3745/KIPSTB.2003.10.5.503.

[ACM Style]
Tag Gye Lae, Lee Sang Beom, and Lee Seong Jae. 2003. Design and Implementation of A Medical Image Guided System for Vertebroplasty. The KIPS Transactions:PartB , 10, 5, (2003), 503-508. DOI: 10.3745/KIPSTB.2003.10.5.503.